





1^/4 f %w^ **^- 



RULKS 



OF THE 



SCHOOL COMMITTEE 



AND 



REGULATIONS 



FOR THE 



PUBLIC SCHOOLS 



OF THE 



TOWN OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS. 

1904. 




BROOKLINE, MASS.: 

The Riverdale Press: C. A. W. Spencer. 

1904. 



RULES 



OF THE 



SCHOOL COMMITTEE 



AND 



REGULATIONS 



FOR THE 



PUBLIC SCHOOLS 



OF THE 



TOWN OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS. 

1904. 




BROOKLINE, MASS.: 

The Riverdale Press: C. A. W. Spencer. 

1904. 






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By tr^.npfrjf- 

JUL 11 1910 



INDEX. 



RULES. 



Absence of Teachers 
Amendments , . . . 



...... Sect. 4 . 

( Sect. 2 . 
I Sect. 10 

Approval of Bills Sect. 5 . 

Chairman of Board. See Duties of Officers. 

COMMITTEES — 

Appointment of Sect. 3 

Chairman of Sect, i 

Notices to Sect. 3 

On Buildings Sect. 4 

On Finance Sect. 5 

On Hygiene Sect. 6 

On Teachers Sect. 7 

On Text-books, etc Sect. 8 

Records of Sect. 10 

r Sect. II 

Debate. } Sect. 6 . 

( Sect. 9 . 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS — 

Chairman Sect, i . 

Secretary Sect. 2-3 

Visitors Sect. 11 

EXPENDITURES — 

Ordinary Sect. 5 

Special Sect. 5 

JANITORS — 

Appointment of Sect. 4 

Compensation of Sect. 5 

MEETINGS — 

Adjourned Sect. 4 

Annual Sect, i 

Conduct of . . , Sect. 2-1 1 

Notices of Sect. 3 

Quorum Sect, i 

Regular Sect, i 

Special . Sect. 3 

Time of Sect, i 

Motions Sect. 9-10 



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INDEX. 



ORGANIZATION — 

Manner of 

Time of 

Reconsideration 

RECORDS — 

Of Committees 

Of Secretary 

Repeal of Rules or Regulations . . . 
REPORTS — 

Of Committee on Buildings . . . 

Of Committee on Finance . . . . 

Of Committee on Hygiene . . . 

Of Committee on Teachers . . . 

Of Committee on Text-Books, etc. 
SALARIES — 

Of Janitors and Engineers - • • \ 



Of Teachers 



Secretary. See Duties of Officers. 

SUPERINTENDENT — 

To be Medium of Communications, 
To be Notified of Meetings . . . 

Suspension of Rules 

TEACHERS— 



Sect. 2-3 
Sect. I . 
Sect. 8 . 

Sect. 10 
Sect. 2 
Sect. 2 

Sect. 4 
Sect. 5 
Sect. 6 
Sect. 7 
Sect. 8 



Sect. 4 
Sect. 5 
Sect. 5 
Sect. 5 



Appointment of , 

Classification of 
Salaries of . . . 

Text Books . . . . 

Truant Officers . . . 



Visitors 



Yeas and Nays 



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Sect. 3 
Sect. 2 

Sect. 5 
Sect. 7 
Sect. I 
Sect. 3 
Sect. 8 
Sect. 5 
Sect. 3 
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INDEX. Ill 



REGULATIONS. 

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Annual Report Sect. 8 12 

Appeals Chap. VIII 24 

Books and Stationery Sect, i 17 

CERTIFICATES — 

Labor Sect. 9 13 

Vaccination Sect, i 19 

Contagious Diseases Sect, i 19 

Sect. 2 . . . ^ 10 



Corporal Punishment 

( Sect. 10 16 

Damage to School Property . . . . ^ ec . 7 15 

' Sect. 8 . 21 

Detention after School Session . . Sect. 3 9 

Devotional Exercises Sect. 6 . 10 

Diplomas Sect. 3 20 

Discipline Sect. 10 16 

EXCUSES — 

For Absence, etc Sect. 5 18 

From Study Sect. 6-7 20-21 

Fire Drill Sect. 10 13 

Holidays Sect. 2 9 

JANITORS — 

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Duties of Chap. VI 21-24 

KINDERGARTENS — 

Admission to Sect, i 19 

Sessions Sect. 3 . 9 

PRINCIPALS — 

Duties of Sect. 1-7 13-15 

May Require Attendance of Pupils 

in Afternoons Sect. 3 9 

Reports of Suspensions Sect. 7 15 

PUPILS — 

Admission of Sect, i 19 

Excuses from Study Sect. 6 20 

Non-resident Sect. 4 20 

Not to be Deprived of Recess . . Sect. 4 10 

Promotion of Sect. 2 19 

Suspension of Sect. 6 15 

Recesses Sect. 4 10 



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Registers \ ^ect. 4 14 

( Sect. 13 17 

Reports \ l^""^' ^"7 ^5 

( Sect. 10 16 

Requisitions Sect. 3 14 

/ Sect. 5 10 

School Rooms < Sect. 3 18 

' Sect. II 16 

School Year Sect, i 9 

Sessions Sect. 3 9 

Storm Signal i r.^ ' t ^ 

1. Sect. 6 12 

Subscriptions, etc Sect. 2 17 

SUPERINTENDENT — 

Attendance at Meetings of Board, Sect. 8 12 

Duties of Sect. 2-1 1 10-13 

Election of Sect, i 10 

Medium of Communication . . . Sect. 11 . . 13 

Secretary of Committees .... Sect. 11 13 

TEACHERS — 

Duties of Sect. 8-14 15-17 

Meetings Sect. 4 11 

Notice of Absence Sect. 8 18 

Notice of Resignation Sect. 10 . 18 

Not to be Interrupted Sect. 4 18 

Record of Detentions Sect. 3 , .9 

Record of Temperature Sect. 11 16 

Reports of Corporal Punishment, Sect. 10 16 

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Rules and Regulations .... Sect. 14 .17 

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Sect. 3 14 
Sect. I 17 

Truancy I S^^^" 5 " 

t Sect. 2 14 

Truant Officers Chap. VII. • • 24 

Tuition Sect. 4 20 

Use of School Premises Sect. 3 18 

Vacations Sect. 2 .... , 9 

Vaccination Sect, i 19 

Visiting Days Sect. 9 18 



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RULES 

OF THE 



SCHOOL COMMITTEE. 



CHAPTER I. 

Organization. 

Section i. The School Committee of Brookline shall 
organize annually on the second Monday of April. 

Sect. 2. The organization shall be as follows : i. A 
Chairman and Secretary shall be elected by ballots of a 
majority of members present. 2. The following Standing 
Committees, of three members each, shall be appointed 
by the Chairman, subject to the approval of the Board: 
On Buildings ; on Finance ; on Hygiene ; on Teachers ; 
and on Text-books and Courses of Study. The first- 
named member of each committee shall be its chairman. 

Sect. 3. Subject to the approval of the Board, the 
Chairman shall appoint one or more visitors to each of the 
schools, including the Evening Schools. 

CHAPTER H. 

Duties of Officers and Committees. 

Chairman. 

Section i. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings 
of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman, a chairman 
pro tern, shall be elected. 

Secretary. 

Sect. 2. The Secretary shall keep a permanent record 
of all the proceedings of the Board ; he shall keep on file 



in the office of the Board all reports, communications, 
papers and documents, relating to the business of the 
Board, or belonging to it. 

Sect. 3, He shall give to every member of the Board, 
and to the Superintendent, at least forty-eight hours' 
notice of each meeting ; shall promptly notify all commit- 
tees of the reference of any matter to them, and furnish 
them with all papers included in such reference or properly 
connected with it. He shall notify teachers of their 
appointment and shall act as the corresponding agent of 
the Board, preserving copies of correspondence. 

Standing Com m it tees. 

Sect. 4. The Committee on Buildings shall have charge 
of all school buildings, and in cooperation with the Com- 
mittee on Hygiene shall give special attention to heating, 
ventilation and sanitation. It shall consider and report in 
writing upon all propositions for the location or erection of 
new school buildings ; and upon all propositions for the 
alteration, enlargement, or extensive repairs of buildings 
already in existence, before the same shall be acted upon 
by the Board. It shall have charge of all construction, 
alteration, repair, and furnishing of school buildings, for 
which other provision is not made by the Board, and shall 
audit and approve bills for work done under its direction. 
It shall recommend for appointment by the Board, janitors 
and engineers for the various school buildings and the 
salaries to be paid them. It shall cause the plumbing in 
all the schoolhouses in the town to be tested and the traps 
therein cleaned at the beginning of each school year. It 
shall report in writing at the February meeting ,in each 
year upon the condition of all the buildings in its charge 
and make recommendations as to the alterations and repairs 
which it deems desirable. 



Sect. 5. The Committee on Finance shall audit and 
approve all bills for expenditures authorized by the Board. 
It shall consider and report upon every proposition 
involving any extraordinary expenditure of money before 
it is finally acted upon by the Board. It shall have charge 
and direction of the purchase of all books, stationery, fuel 
and other ordinary supplies. It shall consider and report 
upon all propositions to change salaries from the estab- 
lished rates, or to pay for any service or make any 
expenditure not previously provided for by the Board. 
It shall prepare and submit to the Board at the regular 
meeting in February an estimate of the appropiations 
required for the expenses of the school department for the 
ensuing year. All propositions for expenditures, not other- 
wise provided for in these rules, shall be referred to the 
Committee on Finance for report and recommendation. 

Sect. 6. The Committee on Hygiene shall have gen- 
eral supervision of the subjects of hygiene and physical 
training in all the schools. It shall twice yearly inspect 
the sanitary arrangements in them to see if they are 
properly used by the pupils and are adequate for their 
needs. It shall act as an advisory committee to the 
school athletic associations and cause such physical 
examinations of the competitors in school athletic events 
to be made as it may deem necessary. To this com- 
mittee shall be referred all requests that pupils be 
excused from any of the regular exercises of the school, 
as provided by Sec. 6 of Chap. 5 of the Regulations. In 
December and May of each year it shall report in writing 
upon the hygienic conditions of the schools, and if 
unsatisfactory make recommendations for their improve- 
ment. 

Sect. 7. The Committee on Teachers shall present to 
the Board the names of such persons as it recommends 



for appointment and re-appointment in the public schools, 
indicating in each case the salary which it recommends. 
No teacher shall be appointed to any permanent position 
who has not been recommended by this committee, except 
by a two-thirds vote of the entire Board. 

Sect. 8. The Committee on Text-books and Courses of 
Study shall consider and report upon all propositions for 
the adoption or change of any text-book or for any change 
in the courses of study, and no text-book shall be adopted 
for use in the schools until after reference thereof to said 
committee. Books recommended by the Superintendent 
for use as supplementary material may be authorized by 
the Board at any regular meeting. 

Sect. 9. No committee shall take action except at a 
meeting thereof, of which twenty-four hours' notice shall 
have been given to each member and to the Superin- 
tendent. All votes, instructions, decisions and doings of 
committees shall be transmitted to teachers, parents and 
other persons concerned, through the Superintendent, 
when practicable, and shall be subject to inquiry and 
revision by the Board. 

Sect. 10. Each Standing Committee shall keep a 
record of its meetings, and shall render a report whenever 
requested by the Board. 

Sect. ii. The Visitors to the several schools shall from 
time to time make such suggestions and recommendations 
to the Board, its committees, or the Superintendent, as shall 
seem to them advisable. 

CHAPTER III. 
Meetings. 
Section i. The Board shall meet on the second Mon- 
day of each month, except July and August. All meetings 



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shall be held at 8 o'clock p. m., at the rooms of the School 
Committee, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. Five 
members shall constitute a quorum. 

Sect. 2. At each regular meeting, after organization, 
the order of procedure shall be as follows : — 



Reading the record of the last meeting. 



2. Unfinished business. 

3. Communications from the Superintendent. 

4. Reports of Standing Committees. 

5. Reports of Special Committees. 

6. New business not involved in communications from 
the Superintendent. 

Sect. 3. When deemed necessary by the chairman, a 
special meeting may be called ; and, at the request in 
writing of any two members, such meeting shall be called, 
at least forty-eight hours' notice being given to each mem- 
ber, such notice to state the subjects to be considered. 

Sect. 4. At special meetings, only the business for 
which the meeting was called shall be in order. At ad- 
journed meetings, after the reading of the record, the 
Board may at once take up the subject under considera- 
tion at the time of adjournment, if it so elect. 

Sect. 5. At the regular meeting in May, the Board 
shall appoint teachers for all the schools, and one or more 
truant officers, for the ensuing school year, and fix their 
compensation. All appointments shall be made subject to 
the right of dismissal by the Board. 

Sect. 6. Whenever any matter is presented which 
should be considered by a Standing Committee, the Chair- 
man shall refer said matter without debate to the appro- 
priate committee for report upon the same, before the 
subject shall be taken up for consideration by the Board. 



Sect. 7. At the request of one member the vote upon 
any question shall be by yeas and nays, and shall be entered 
upon the record. 

Sect. 8. No action of the Board shall be reconsidered 
or rescinded at a subsequent meeting in the same munici- 
pal year, except by a vote of a majority of all the members 
of the Board. 

Sect. 9. Motions to adjourn, to lay on the table, and 
for the previous question, shall be decided without debate. 

Sect. 10. At the request of one member any motion 
or amendment offered shall be put in writing before it is 
voted on, except those mentioned in Section 9. 

Sect. ii. The conduct of meetings and of the business 
of the Board shall be in accordance with the laws of the 
State and the rules of parliamentary practice, as laid down 
in Cushing's Manual. 

CHAPTER IV. 

Section, i. The principal teacher in the High School 
shall be called Head Master. The other male teachers 
in the school shall be called Masters. The female teachers 
in the High School shall be called Assistants. 

Sect. 2. In the Grammar and Primary Schools the 
teacher in charge shall be called Principal ; other teachers 
in the school shall be classified as Assistants, Kindergart- 
ners and Assistant Kindergartners. 

Sect. 3. The salaries of teachers shall be fixed at the 
time of their appointment ; and, unless otherwise ordered, 
the maximum shall be as follows : — 

High School. 

Head Master - - $3,500.00 

Masters -..--__ 2,500.00 

Assistants - - 1,200.00 



Grammar and Primary Schools. 

Principal of Grammar School having an enrol- 
ment of 450 or more pupils - . _ ^2,000.00 
Principal of Grammar School having an enrol- 
ment of less that 450 pupils - - - 1,800.00 
Principal of Primary Building - - - -8 00 : — * o^o 
Assistants in grades VIII. and IX. - - -S eaoe - f^^ 
Assistants in grades I. to VII. - - - 725VOC ' ^^ '^ 
Kindergartners -...-- - 650.0O ' /^^ 
Assistant Kindergartners . _ _ - A§jQ©f©ek (3^ o 

Sect. 4. Teachers absent for causes other than illness 
shall forfeit their pay for the time absent, unless the Board 
shall otherwise determine. Teachers absent on account of 
illness shall receive half pay for absence not exceeding two 
months in any one year. In case of death in the immediate 
family, no reduction of salary will be made for absence not 
exceeding four days. 

Sect. 5. The salaries of Janitors and Engineers shall 
be fixed by the Board at the time of their appointment. 



CHAPTER V. 

Section i. Any of the rules or regulations may be sus- 
pended at any meeting by a vote of the majority of all the 
members of the Board, but no action of the Board, taken 
without objection, shall thereafter be deemed invalid be- 
cause the rule was not formally suspended. 

Sect. 2. The rules or regulations may be amended or 
repealed at any meeting, by a vote of a majority of the 
whole Board, provided notice shall have been given of such 
proposed action at a previous meeting and a written copy 



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of the proposed alteration shall have been given by the 
Secretary in the call for the meeting at which action is 'to 
be taken. 

Sect. 3. These rules shall go into effect September i, 
1904. 



REGULATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



CHAPTER I. 

The School Year, Sessions, Etc. 

Section i. The school year shall begin on the second 
Monday of September and shall consist of forty weeks, not 
including Christmas week and the week beginning on the 
first Monday of April. 

Sect. 2. There shall be a suspension of school every 
Saturday, every legal holiday, on Good Friday, the 17th of 
June, and the day following Thanksgiving. In any emer- 
gency, if it is impracticable to call a special meeting of the 
Board, the Chairman may close any or all of the schools 
for a day. In case of very stormy weather the Superin- 
tendent may suspend schools for the day. 

Sect. 3. All schools, except the Kindergartens, shall 
begin at 8.30 a. m. The Kindergartens shall begin at 
9 A. M. and close at 12 m. The first and second grades 
shall close at 12.30 p. m., the third grades at i p. m., and 
all other schools at 1.30 p. m., provided tha.t nothing in this 
section shall prevent a teacher from judicious exercise of 
the right to detain a pupil for purposes of instruction or 
discipline for a reasonable time after the regular hour of 
dismissing school ; and that the Head Master of the High 
School and the Principals of the Grammar Schools may 
require the attendance of individual pupils in the afternoon 
of school days whenever in their judgment it may seem 
necessary. 

Each teacher shall keep a record of all cases of detention 
of more than fifteen minutes, with the reason and length of 
time for which pupils are detained, to be open at all times 
to the inspection of the Superintendent and the School 
Committee. 



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Sect, 4. The recesses for all schools shall consist of 
thirty minutes, which may be divided at the option of the 
Principal into two recesses of fifteen minutes each. No 
pupil shall be deprived of recess by reason of misconduct 
or failure in lessons. 

Sect. 5. All school-rooms shall be open, and the 
teachers shall be present, at least fifteen minutes before the 
beginning of each session, and no pupil shall be admitted 
earlier unless the teacher is present. 

Sect. 6. The morning exercises in all schools shall 
begin with singing and the reading of a portion of the 
Bible, without written note or oral comment. 

CHAPTER 11. 

Superintendent and his Duties. 

Section i. The Superintendent of the Public Schools 
shall be elected annually in the month of June, or when- 
ever a vacancy occurs, and shall hold his office during 
the pleasure of the Board. 

Sect. 2. The Superintendent shall be the executive 
officer of the School Board, and under its direction shall 
have the supervision of all the schools in respect to instruc- 
tion and discipline. He shall see that the rules and regu- 
lations of the Board are enforced and that any action taken 
by the Board is carried into effect. He shall devote him- 
self to the study of the Public School System, and shall 
keep informed concerning the progress of education else- 
where. He shall report at each monthly meeting of the 
Board a summary of all cases of corporal punishment since 
the previous meeting, with such remarks as he may deem 
necessary or proper in explanation. 

Sect. 3. He shall recommend the courses of study to 
be pursued, the text-books, reference books and apparatus 



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to be used and the salaries to be paid to teachers. He 
shall sign all requisitions for such books, apparatus and 
supplies, and examine and certify to the correctness of all 
bills for the same. He shall give timely notice to the 
Board of the need of additional school accommodations. 

Sect. 4. He shall make such visits to the schools as 
shall enable him to obtain a personal knowledge of 
their condition, and to suggest improvements and 
remedy defects in their management. He shall advise 
the teachers on the best methods of instruction and 
discipline, see that the prescribed text-books are used, 
the proper course of study is pursued, and all the 
regulations of the school are properly enforced. He may, 
at his discretion, hold meetings of teachers for discussion 
of the details and methods of school work. Teachers shall 
attend all such meetings, and no excuse for absence will be 
allowed, other than would justify absence from a regular 
school session. It shall be his duty to recommend to the 
Committee on Teachers suitable candidates for the various 
vacancies as they occur. He shall secure substitutes to 
fill temporary vacancies, subject to the approval of the 
Committee on Teachers. 

Sect. 5. He shall direct the examination of all pupils 
new to the schools, arrange the classification and promo- 
tion of all pupils and also the transfer of pupils from one 
school to another of the same grade. He shall make inves- 
tigation as to the number and condition of the children of 
the town who are not attending the public schools, and 
shall endeavor to ascertain the reasons and to suggest and 
apply the remedies, and report upon the same from time 
to time to the Board. He shall take cognizance of all cases 
of truancy, and under the direction of the Board shall see 
that the laws affecting such cases are executed. 



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Sect. 6. He shall render such aid and communicate 
such information to the various committees as may be 
required of him. He shall see that the forms of all regis- 
ters, record books, blanks, and cards used in the schools 
are of uniform pattern ; that all returns are made, and 
receive and record the same, and shall prepare the Annual 
Returns required by law, and transmit them to the Secre- 
tary of the Board of Education. It shall be his duty under 
the direction of the Finance Committee, to supply such 
books, stationery, maps and apparatus as rhay be necessary, 
at the expense of the town ; and under the direction of the 
Committee on Buildings and the Committee on Hygiene, 
to exercise suitable care of the school-houses, yards and 
appurtenances, the method of heating and ventilating and 
all the arrangements affecting the health and comfort of 
the teachers and pupils ; to see that the janitors are 
efficient, prudent and careful of the public interests in their 
hands. He is authorized to sound the signal for '' No 
School" on stormy days, when in his judgment expedient. 

Sect. 7. At the meeting of the Board in February and 
October, he shall make returns of the number of pupils 
belonging to each class in the public schools, including the 
names of those pupils whose parents do not reside in the 
town. 

Sect. 8. The Superintendent shall attend all meetings 
of the Board, except when his election is in order or under 
discussion, and when called upon through the Chairman, 
shall express his opinion on any topic under discussion and 
communicate such information as he may possess. He shall 
prepare and present in February to the Board for publica- 
tion, an annual report of the condition of the schools for 
the year preceding, together with such suggestions and 
statistics as he may deem worthy of consideration. 



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Sect. 9. He shall issue certificates of the age and school 
attendance of pupils under sixteen years of age who desire 
employment in manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile 
establishments, and shall cooperate with the Board in 
securing the observance of the law concerning the employ- 
ment of children in such places. 

Sect. 10. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to 
see that each principal gives such instructions to his assis- 
tants as will prepare them to act prudently and promptly 
in case of fire in the school building, and so train the pupils 
that, at a given signal, they will leave the schoolhouse in 
order and speedily. The fire alarm signal shall be given at 
least once each month from September to April. 

Sect. ii. All votes and directions of the Board or 
committees affecting pupils, parents or teachers shall be 
communicated through the Superintendent. He shall, 
when requested, act as secretary of the Standing or Special 
Committees. 

CHAPTER HI. 

Principals and Teachers. 

Section i. The Head Master of the High School and 
the Principals of other schools shall have general super- 
vision of the grounds, buildings, and appurtenances of their 
schools, and shall be held responsible for the neatness and 
cleanliness of the premises, and whenever any repairs are 
needed shall give notice thereof in writing to the Superin- 
tendent. They shall see to the enforcement of the rules 
and regulations of the Board, and shall obey the directions 
of the Superintendent. They shall have general charge of 
the discipline of pupils in their buildings. They shall 
have supervision of the pupils during recesses and at other 
times of relaxation. At such times they may call upon 



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teachers for assistance, and require them to perform any 
duties that may be necessary in order to secure the proper 
deportment of pupils. They shall render such assistance 
in the supervision of methods of instruction and discipline 
as the Superintendent shall direct and require. They shall 
give advice and directions to teachers in any emergency, 
and shall be subject to the rules governing other teachers. 
They shall not allow any doors, used by pupils in entering 
or leaving their buildings, to be locked or bolted during 
school sessions. They shall, under the direction of the 
Superintendent, have the control of the janitors and 
engineers, shall see that the rules for their government 
are enforced, and shall report to the Superintendent any 
neglect of duty or improper conduct on their part. 

Sect. 2. In cases of truancy in their respective build- 
ings, they shall, under the direction of the Superintendent, 
cause the truant officer to investigate and report thereon 
without unnecessary delay. 

Sect. 3. They shall make requisition in writing upon 
the Superintendent, at such times as he may designate, 
for all the text-books and supplies necessary for the 
schools in their buildings, and shall require the books 
belonging to the different rooms to be properly labelled 
and cared for by the teachers thereof. They shall, in such 
manner as the Superintendent may direct, keep an account 
of the books and supplies ordered by and delivered to each 
teacher, and shall exercise a watchful care over all school 
property, and, at the close of each school year, report to 
the Superintendent a list of all the text-books on hand in 
their buildings and their condition. 

Sect. 4. They shall examine the school registers at 
least once a month, and give such directions as shall cause 
them to be kept in a proper manner. 



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Sect. 5. They shall send to the Superintendent, when- 
ever required by him, a detailed report in writing of the 
condition of the schools in their charge, together with 
such suggestions and recommendations as they may deem 
proper. 

Sect. 6. They shall have authority and it shall be 
their duty to suspend, subject to an appeal by the parent 
or guardian to the Superintendent, any pupil from school 
for any of the following reasons : 



Truancy persisted in. 



2. Violent opposition to authority. 

3. Repetition of any offence after notice. 

4. Habitual ahd determined neglect of duty. 

5. Use of profane or obscene language. 

6. General bad conduct and bad example, tending to 
the injury of the school. 

7. Cutting, marring, destroying, defacing or injuring 
any of the public property, such as buildings, furniture, 
fences, trees and shrubbery. 

Provided always^ that they shall immediately, in writing, 
inform the parent or guardian and the Superintendent of 
such suspension and the reason thereof. 

Sect. 7. They shall return to the Superintendent, upon 
blanks provided for the purpose, a monthly report of the 
attendance, and other required statistics of the schools 
under their charge, using for the purpose the monthly 
reports of the teachers. 

Sect. 8. All teachers shall, according to the laws of 
this Commonwealth, "exert their best endeavors to impress 
on the minds of children and youth committed to their 
care and instruction, the principles of piety and justice, 
and a sacred regard for truth ; love of country, humanity, 



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and universal benevolence ; sobriety, industry, and frugal- 
ity ; chastity, moderation and temperance ; and those other 
virtues which are the ornament of human society, and the 
basis on which a republican constitution is founded." 

Sect. 9. All teachers shall respect the rules, regula- 
tions, and requirements of the Board transmitted through 
the Superintendent, and shall cooperate cordially with him 
and with each other in the conduct of the schools and the 
maintenance of good order therein. They shall consider 
the suggestions and directions of the Superintendent as 
given by authority of the School Board. 

Sect. 10. The discipline to be maintained in the schools 
shall be such as is exercised by a kind, judicious and faith- 
ful parent. All teachers shall avoid corporal punishment, 
except in extreme cases, and in no case resort to confine- 
ment, or to any cruel, unusual, or humiliating treatment. 
Corporal punishment shall be inflicted only after the nature 
of the offence has been fully explained to the pupil ; shall 
not be inflicted in the sight of other pupils ; shall be 
restricted to blows on the hand with a rattan ; and shall 
not be inflicted until the close of the session. A record of 
all cases in which corporal punishment has been inflicted 
shall be kept in the school register, and a written report 
made to the Superintendent within 24 hours, stating the 
name of the pupil, the amount of the punishment, and the 
reason for its infliction. 

Sect. ii. Teachers shall give vigilant attention to the 
ventilation, temperature, and light of their respective 
schoolrooms. From the first day of November till the 
first day in June, they shall make a daily record of the 
temperature of their respective school-rooms, twice in each 
day, viz.; at the commencement of the session, and at the 
time of the first recess. 



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Sect. 12. Teachers shall have authority, and it shall be 
their duty, to make and enforce by reasonable means, any 
rules and regulations necessary and proper for the internal 
regulation of their respective schools, subject to the 
approval of the Superintendent. They shall also exercise 
proper care and authority in inducing habits of cleanliness 
in their pupils, and in preventing the use of profane and 
improper language. 

Sect. 13. Every teacher shall keep a register of the 
enrollment, attendance, and other required statistics of the 
class or classes in his or her charge upon blanks to be pro- 
vided for that purpose, which shall be returned each 
month to the Principal. 

Sect. 14. Teachers shall keep a copy of the rules and 
regulations in their respective school rooms, and shall 
thoroughly familiarize themselves with its contents. 

CHAPTER IV. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Section i. The books and stationery used, and the 
studies pursued, shall be such, and such only, as the Board 
authorizes. No teacher shall require any pupil to purchase, 
for use in the schools, any book, pamphlet, publication or 
article of stationery. 

Sect. 2. No subscriptions or contributions shall be 
allowed in the schools ; no teacher shall receive presents 
from the pupils under his or her charge ; no person shall 
give any notice by reading or otherwise, to the pupils of 
any school, or post upon the walls of any school building 
or fences about the same, any advertisement ; nor shall any 
agent or other person be permitted to enter any school for 



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the purpose of exhibiting, either to teachers or pupils, any 
book or article of merchandise, or for any purpose of trade 
or business. 

Sect. 3. School buildings and school rooms shall not 
be used for other than school purposes except by vote of 
the School Committee. 

Sect. 4. Teachers must not be interrupted by any one 
during the school session with any prolonged interview, 
even on matters relating to the school ;. nor shall they 
allow any suspension of their regular duties in consequence 
of the visits of personal friends. 

Sect. 5. Teachers may require excuses from parents or 
guardians, in person or by written note, in all cases of 
absence, tardiness, and dismissals. 

Sect. 6. Teachers shall not dismiss school before the 
regular hour without permission from the Superintendent, 
except in cases of emergency, when they shall make 
immediate report to the Superintendent. 

Sect. 7. Teachers shall, so far as practicable, exercise 
a general oversight of their pupils while going to and from 
school. 

Sect. 8. In case of the absence or disability of a teacher, 
he or she shall give prompt notice to the Principal and to 
the Superintendent in order that a substitute may be pro- 
vided. 

Sect. 9. The Superintendent may, at his discretion, 
grant permission to a teacher to be absent one day in each 
half year to visit schools, for improvement in professional 
work. 

Sect. 10. Any teacher intending to resign shall give the 
Superintendent four weeks' notice of such intention ; or, 



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failing to do so, shall forfeit all salary for the last month of 
service, unless the Board shall otherwise order. 



CHAPTER V. 

Pupils. 

Section i . Pupils may be admitted to the Kindergartens 
at the age of three and one half years, and to the Primary 
Schools at the age of five years, if qualified. No child 
shall be admitted as pupil in any school until a physician's 
certificate has been furnished the Principal that the child 
has been vaccinated, or is not a fit subject for vaccination. 

Any pupil who has been exposed to small-pox, diph- 
theria, membranous croup, scarlet fever, c holera, measles 
or whooping cough, shall be excluded from school, for the 
time being, and shall not be re-admitted without a written 
permit from the attending physician, the Board of Health, 
or the Agent of said Board. 

No child with chicken pox, German measles, or mumps 
shall be allowed to attend school. Upon recovery and the 
entire absence of all signs of any of these diseases, such 
pupil may be re-admitted without certificate. 

Sect. 2. The Superintendent is authorized to advance 
pupils in any of the schools at such times as he may deem 
expedient, and when their proficiency will warrant it, and 
will make reports from time to time of extra promotions of 
pupils. The regular promotions of all pupils shall be made 
at the close of the school year, and only those who have 
attained a satisfactory proficiency shall be eligible for pro- 
motion ; provided however, that pupils who for two succes- 
sive years have been in the same class, and have been 
constant in attendance, and who produce a cirtificate from 
their teacher that they have worked faithfully during that 



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time, may be promoted, if deemed expedient by the Super- 
intendent. Pupils not regularly promoted from schools of 
lower grade may be admitted to the Grammar and High 
Schools upon examination by the respective Principals of 
those schools, with the approval of the Superintendent. 
High School pupils, under the direction of their parents or 
guardians, must elect to take one of the prescribed courses 
on their entrance into the school. If it should be found 
desirable or expedient, a change may be made from one 
course to another, on the application of the parent of a 
pupil, with the approval of the Head Master. 

Sect. 3. Those pupils who complete the prescribed 
course of study in the High or Grammar schools, in a man- 
ner satisfactory to the Master and Superintendent, shall 
receive diplomas or certificates signed by the Chairman of 
the Board, the Superintendent and the Principal. 

The High School diplomas shall specify the course of 
study pursued. 

Sect. 4. Children from outside the town limits, if 
qualified, may, by permission of the Superintendent, attend 
the schools of Brookline by paying tuition in advance, for 
periods of not less than twenty weeks at a time, at such 
rates as may be determined by the Board. 

Sect. 5. Every pupil must come to school cleanly in 
person and dress, and with clothes properly repaired ; in 
case of neglect in this respect, it shall be the duty of the 
teacher to send such pupil home to be suitably prepared 
for school. 

Sect. 6. No pupil shall be regularly excused from any 
prescribed study or exercise, unless a certificate of a 
physician be presented advising such omission, subject 
also to approval by the Board ; the form of the certificate, 



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which shall not be valid for a period exceeding six months, 
to be as follows : — 

I hereby certify that, having personally examined the case of A. B., 
applicant for excuse from certain studies on the ground of physical 
disability, it is my opinion that his (or her) state of health demands 
that he (or she) be excused from said studies. 

Sect. 7. Tardiness, unless satisfactorily explained, shall 
be subject to a proper penalty. No pupil shall be absent a 
part of any session for the purpose of receiving instruction 
elsewhere ; nor shall a pupil leave before the close of the 
school without the consent of the teacher. No permanent 
excuse for dismissal shall be granted except by vote of the 
School Committee. 

Sect. 8. Any pupil who shall accidentally injure any 
school property, whether fences, gates, trees or shrubs, 
buildings or furniture, shall be liable to pay in full for all 
the damage done. Any pupil who shall, on any part of the 
school premises, use or write any profane or indecent 
language, or shall draw any obscene pictures or representa- 
tions, or cut, mark, or otherwise intentionally destroy or 
deface any building, furniture or other school property, 
shall be punished in proportion to the nature and extent of 
the offence. Teachers shall give immediate notice to the 
Superintendent whenever any injuries have been com- 
mitted or repairs are needed. 

Sect. 9. Pupils shall not be permitted to answer the 
calls of persons at the door, except those of parents, 
guardians or other persons who may have charge and 
control of them. Messages approved by the teacher may 
be sent in to the pupil. 

CHAPTER VI. 
Janitors. 

Section i. In the performance of their duties, janitors 
shall be under the control of Principals, subject to the 
general direction of the Superintendent. 



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Sect. 2. They shall do all work that may be necessary 
to keep the buildings, appurtenances thereto, and the 
grounds in a proper condition throughout the year. This 
work shall include — 

Sweeping and Dusting. 

1. Halls, stairways and kindergarten rooms are to be 
swept every day. School rooms are to be swept and 
dusted at least three times a week and placed in order in 
the morning before school. 

Dusting not only includes the furniture, but also all 
railings, sills, mouldings and other projections liable to 
catch dust. 

Auditoriums, gymnasiums and other rooms used occa- 
sionally are to be swept and dusted as often as may be 
necessary. In sweeping, damp saw-dust should be used. 

Washing. 

2. Halls, stairways and kindergarten rooms must be 
washed once a week. School rooms are to be washed once 
a month or oftener if necessary. The entire building is to 
be thoroughly washed before the beginning of each term. 

Windows shall be washed before the beginning of each 
term, and ink-wells as often as the Principal shall direct. 

The furniture and all painted surfaces shall be cleaned 
with Sulpho-Napthol, or other authorized antiseptic, and 
water, once a year, and at other times when directed by 
the Committee. 

All banisters, hand-rails and door-knobs must be cleaned 
with the above solution once a week. No preparation shall 
be used on furniture that will damage the finish. 

Heating. 

3. Janitors shall regulate the fires so as to obtain a 
uniform heat of 68 degrees F. during the day. They shall 
also visit each room at least once an hour to ascertain the 



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temperature. All fresh air rooms and ducts must be kept 
perfectly clean and nothing whatever must be stored 
therein. 

Janitors in charge of steam boilers must not be absent 
from the building more than one-half hour at a time. 

Care of Sanitaries and Entrances. 

4. The sanitaries must be kept as clean and odorless as 
possible. The yards, closets and basements must be kept 
in good order and free from all rubbish whatever. 

The entrance to buildings must be kept clean and neat 
at all times. Immediately after the recess, janitors shall 
pick up any papers or articles of food that may have 
accumulated during the recess, also sweep the steps and 
doorways forming an entrance to the buildings. 

Care of Steps and Walks. 

5. Steps and walks must be kept clean at all times. 
Snow must be removed immediately, and during icy 
weather special care must be taken to prevent accidents. 

Sect. 3. Janitors shall take every precaution to avoid 
accidents from fire, see that no door is locked during school 
hours, that no smoking occurs on the premises, and that all 
obscene or obnoxious marks or writings are removed 
immediately. 

Sect. 4. They shall report to the Principal or Superin- 
tendent any repairs that may be needed, but shall have no 
authority to order any repairs to be made, or to contract 
any bills. 

Sect. 5. They shall attend to official errands for the 
Principal, or the Superintendent, and shall perform such 
other duties as may be required of them. 

Sect. 6. They shall be at the buildings under their 
charge one hour at least before each session, and shall not 



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leave the school premises during school hours, without the 
permission of the Principal or Superintendent. 

CHAPTER VII. 

DUTIES OF TRUANT OFFICERS. 

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Section i. The truant officers shall be under the 
control and direction of the Superintendent, and shall 
report for service at such times and places as he may 
designate. 

Sect, 2. They shall cooperate with the teachers and 
Superintendent to secure the regular attendance at the 
school of all children of school age not otherwise under 
instruction. 

Sect. 3. They shall diligently seek out truants and 
absentees who have been reported to them, but shall not 
make a formal complaint against any pupil until after con- 
sultation with the Superintendent and the Chairman of the 
Board. 

Sect. 4. They shall, when required, make to the Super- 
intendent detailed reports of their doings upon blanks 
furnished for the purpose, which reports shall be submitted 
to the Board. 

CHAPTER VHI. 
Appeals. 
In all cases arising under these regulations or under any 
orders of the Board, appeals may be taken from the deci- 
sion of the teacher to the Superintendent, and from the 
Superintendent to the Board. The person so appealing to 
the Board shall state in writing his grievance and the relief 
desired. 

CHAPTER IX. 
These regulations shall go into effect September i, 1904. 



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